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How to Work with Dates Before 1900 in Excel

How to Work with Dates Before 1900 in Excel

(Download the workbook.) If you work with dates prior to the year 1900, Excel's standard date-handling system will be no help. However, there are several...
When we import data into Excel, dates can arrive in formats that Excel wasn't designed to translate. Here are some ways to make sense of unusual dates.

How to Convert Unusual Date Text Imported to Excel

When you import data into Excel, dates often arrive in formats that Excel doesn’t recognize. This is particularly true if your data comes from...

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